Home›Anthropological and Documentary Linguistics›Role›Anthropologist / LinguistBrowse ByAnthropologist / LinguistFactsAnthropologist / LinguistSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonCentury Of OriginWell-attested20 CE 1Anthropologist / LinguistFilter Results3 entriesEraAll1858 (1)1884 (1)1927 (1)NationalityAllUnited States (1)United States (2)Language(s) StudiedAllGerman (1)Inuktitut (1)Influenced ByAllFranz Boas (1)Wilhelm von Humboldt (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 3Dell HymesAnthropologist / LinguistEdward SapirAnthropologist / LinguistFranz BoasAnthropologist / LinguistSources1. Wikipedia: Language DocumentationWikimedia FoundationLead sectionQuote, Lead sectionWhile various linguists had already been practising language documentation during the 20th century, the discipline was established as a specific field within linguistics following a 1998 publication by Nikolaus Himmelmann, which many understand as foundational.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.